Ariana Grande Wants to Be on Broadway as She Always ‘Thought That’s What I Would Be Doing With My Life’

Ariana Grande is ready to see her name on a Broadway marquee. After finishing up the Wicked films, the pop star is hoping to do more live theater in the future, as revealed in a new interview with Nicole Kidman.

In a conversation between the two women published Monday (Nov. 24) for Interview, Grande didn’t hesitate when the actress asked whether she’d ever do a Broadway show going forward. “I would,” she replied. “I love theater so much, and I actually did a Broadway show when I was 13 years old. I was a chorus girl.”

The show in which Grande got her start was 13, which opened on Broadway in 2008. “I had a few little lines, and it was the most incredible training,” she explained to Kidman. “And to sing songs written by Jason Robert Brown — it’s so beautiful and so challenging. I feel like that’s where I developed stamina. But I would love to be on stage again.”

When Kidman pointed out that it’s “such a massive commitment” to take on a Broadway stint, Grande explained why she wasn’t fazed. “I suppose,” the Grammy winner said. “But it’s funny, because I thought that’s what I would be doing with my life when I was a young girl.”

Grande has previously said that she imagined being a theater actress as a kid, having grown up doing community shows. After landing a role on Victorious as a teenager, however, she started releasing pop music and almost immediately began accumulating hits, leaving little room for acting for many years.

“There was a tricky adjustment period in the very beginning, when my pop career took off the way that it did,” she told Kidman. “And I hope this doesn’t sound ungrateful, but it’s just a big adjustment when your life changes in that very drastic way.”

Only time will tell whether Grande makes her Broadway dreams a reality, but for now, she’s focused on wrapping up the Wicked: For Good promo cycle and preparing for her upcoming tour next year in support of Billboard 200-topping album Eternal Sunshine.

Following the premiere of Wicked: For Good two days prior, Grande shared a heartfelt letter to fans on Instagram on Sunday (Nov. 23). “My Sweet Fellow Ozians,” she wrote. “I fell in love with Wicked when I was 10 years old. It has been an escape and a place where I knew I could find comfort and understanding throughout my child and adult life.”

“Becoming your Glinda the Good and being asked to join this most wonderful group of human beings on a most creatively fulfilling journey was the greatest gift of my life,” she added. “I’m so thankful to have been a tiny piece of this bubble puzzle and to be your Glinda.”

See her full note below.